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UFC history after consecutive London victories - and he believes he will have his hands on a belt after just two more fights.Following the 21-year-old's stunning submission victory over Cody Durden back in March, he cruised to a unanimous decision triumph over Charles Johnson this time around over three gruelling rounds.Despite his frustration at not being able to secure another finish, Mokaev, who fights out of Manchester and Wigan by way of Dagestan, has no doubts over a title being in his future. READ MORE: Molly McCann delivers update on Drake's Rolex promise after £3million bet on UFC London The rising flyweight star moved to the UK with his father following the tragic passing of his mother at the age of just 12, was given just £5 a day to get by in a refugee camp.Having been moved to Wigan where they settled, Mokaev was hit with the news that he could be forced to leave the country while fighting as an amateur.Speaking to Daily Star Sport this week, Mokaev said: "In 2017 I nearly got deported. Who is the best Flyweight in the UFC? Give us your verdict in the comments section below. "I got a two-week notice to leave and all the court we went through was crazy.

UFC London win over flyweight rival Charles Johnson on Saturday evening as Paddy Pimblett, Molly McCann and Tom Aspinall waited in the wings.Charles Johnson came into the bout on the back of 10 wins from 12 MMA bouts and four consecutive LFA victories to earn his fight shot at UFC glory as the promotion returned to the UK.Mokaev, who beat Cody Durden by guillotine choke to open the first UFC London of the year in March, had early joy but ended the fight frustrated against a resistant Johnson, despite moving to 7-0. READ MORE: Drake places £1.9million bet on Paddy Pimblett and Meatball Molly's fights at UFC London Mokaev, who fights out of Manchester by way of Dagestan, was never looking for a slow rise into the UFC rankings having put together a perfect amateur career of 22 victories. Mokaev told Daily Star Sport ahead of his UFC debut on the first London card of the year that he wanted to break the record of Jon Jones to become the youngest champion in the history of the promotion.

UFC London in style on his promotional debut with a first-round submission victory over flyweight rival Cody Durden within the opening minute. Coming out to huge applause from the home crowd, Mokaev fighting out of Manchester via Dagestan, teased Durden with early high kicks but it was a knee that forced his rival to slump to the canvasThe last hurrah of Durden was a body slam while Mokaev looked to get into hold, which he was able to complete via guillotine choke after just 58 seconds of round one before leaping onto the walls of the octagon at The O2.The 21-year-old dominated the amateur ranks between the ages of 15 and 20 and was annoyed by the UFC in November thanks to a rave review from matchmaker Mick Maynard.Mokaev called out Durden for a comment aimed at Qileng Aori late last year, and made an instant statement in London as he aims to become the youngest UFC champion in history.Having gone 24-0 in the amateur ranks, Mokaev was pushed into the decision by UFC Welterweight star Khamzat Chimaev.

UFC, with huge fights, upsets and glory across both sexes and all weight categories.And 2022 promises to be no different, with a host of huge names already set to take to the Octagon.With new events constantly being worked on by the promotion, we expect more huge fights to be added to the calendar frequently.Championship fights like Alexander Volkanovski vs Chan Sung Jung (featherweight) and Aljamain Sterling vs Petr Yan (Bantamweight) promise fireworks.Meanwhile, huge name fights like Charles Oliveira vs Justin Gaethje are expected to draw big crowds.Read on for the full list of UFC events confirmed by the promotion so far for 2022. Main card Alexander Volkov vs Tom Aspinall - heavyweightArnold Allen vs Dan Hooker - featherweightPaddy Pimblett vs Kazula Vargas - lightweightShamil Abdurakhimov vs Sergei Pavlovich - heavyweightNikita Krylov vs Paul Craig - light heavyweightGunnar Nelson vs Takashi Sato - welterweight Prelims Jai Herbert vs Ilia Topuria - lightweightMuhammad Mokaev vs Cody Durden - flyweightMike Grundy vs Makwan Amirkhani - featherweightMolly McCann vs Luana Carolina - women’s flyweightJack Shore vs Timur Valiev - bantamweightCory McKenna vs Elise Reed - women’s strawweightNathaniel Wood vs Liudvik Sholinian - bantamweight Main card Curtis Blaydes vs Chris Daukaus - heavyweightJoanne Wood vs Alexa Grasso - women’s flyweightAskar Askarov vs Kai Kara-France - flyweightMatt Brown vs Bryan Barberena - welterweightIlir Latifi vs Aleksei Oleinik - heavyweight Prelims Nate Landwehr vs David Onama - featherweightJennifer Maia vs Manon Fiorot - women’s flyweightNeil Magny vs Max Griffin - welterweightMarc Diakiese vs Viacheslav Borschchev - lightweightTucker Lutz vs SeungWoo Choi - featherweightSara McCann vs Karol

UFC Flyweight division when making his promotional debut in London against Cody Durden. The 21-year-old, who dominated the amateur ranks between the ages of 15 and 20, was announced by the UFC back in November alongside a rave review from matchmaker Mick Maynard.